Work ongoing on Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway Project- Umahi

The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, on Saturday in Lagos, said that significant progress is being made on the Sokoto-Badagry Superhighway project, with the first 120 km currently under construction in Sokoto.

He disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.

“It has been procured, and work is going on by Hitech, using concrete.

“Then, you have the Kebbi section, 250 km. Work is also going on there.

“We believe strongly that we will be able to have about 20 km in both sections to commission by May 29, 2025,” said Umahi.

He said that the Federal Government was sure that it would also inaugurate the first 20 km in Section One and 10 km in Section Two of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on May 29, 2025.

The minister commended the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the area of funding of the projects in spite of his interventions in other critical priority sectors of the economy.

“The President has given very serious attention to road infrastructure,” he said.

Umahi also praised Tinubu’s vision in initiating legacy projects that would connect the critical economic corridors and boost the transport ecosystem in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

“This coastal highway and, of course, the four legacy projects all have train tracks incorporated.

“The construction of the train track for this section is going to take off in 2025, and we believe strongly that the President is going to give Nigerians the road infrastructure that they have been yearning for”, he added.